CD: Demons (1985)
Italy’s Rustblade Records brings Claudio Simonetti’s Demons back into circulation on CD and LP to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary and the longevity of the composer’s insanely catchy title theme…
Category: Soundtrack Reviews
MP3: Hexed (2015)
Billed as an evocation of 70s and 80s horror soundtracks, Anders Manga’s non-film work draws from a number of classic sounds to evoke his revenge saga of an ax-wielding zombie with electronica that’s heavy in keyboards, sequenced patterns, and lots of warm bass…
CD: Doc Martin (2007)
One of the toughest challenges for any composer with hours of score from a long-running TV series (long-running, in this case, being defined as having matured through 2+ seasons) is to winnow the material down to a faithful representation of the show, its characters, and best-remembered episodes…
MP3: Goosebumps (2015)
Danny Elfman returns to his inner Beetlejuice groove with a heavy theme-based score that’s rich in frenetic energy from constantly churning strings and grounded in a youthful vantage via a recurring children’s choir. Most of the score’s instrumentation is quite grand, but there are specifics that make Goosebumps…
MP3: Momentum (2015)
There’s a sense the makers of Momentum had a very specific Zimmerlisch sound in mind, and what emerges from Laurent Eyquem’s slick score is a discrete conflict between the sounds tied to big budget sci-fi thrillers verses the composer’s own additions that transcend a work from formulaic to something a bit more innovative…
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